10am: Good morning and welcome to our still quite new(ish) rolling sports blog. For those of you who are not familiar with the concept, the idea is this: throughout the day we will update this page with news, links, and what's expected to happen in the hours ahead. Time permitting, we'll also try to wade in below the line, answering your questions and comments. [BG]

10am: Good morning and welcome to our still quite new(ish) rolling sports blog. For those of you who are not familiar with the concept, the idea is this: throughout the day we will update this page with news, links, and what's expected to happen in the hours ahead. Time permitting, we'll also try to wade in below the line, answering your questions and comments. [BG]

10am: Good morning and welcome to our still quite new(ish) rolling sports blog. For those of you who are not familiar with the concept, the idea is this: throughout the day we will update this page with news, links, and what's expected to happen in the hours ahead. Time permitting, we'll also try to wade in below the line, answering your questions and comments. [BG]

10.10am: We've just had our morning meeting, in which a sinister man wearing a giant octopus ring on his finger and stroking a white cat told us we were all worthless, then dispatched the work experience guy unfortunate enough to end up in the seat above the trapdoor leading to the pirhana pool with one pull of a lever. Other excitement ...

• The whole world's gone Kieren Fallon crazy today, what with the former champion jockey returning from a lengthy ban with seven rides spread across Lingfield and Kempton. Our award-winning photographer Tom Jenkins is hiding in the bushes outside Fallon's house at the moment and will be chronicling the controversial jockey's return with a series of pictures we'll put in a gallery that will be updated throughout the day. Fallon's first ride back is on board the Amy Weaver-trained Rare Malt in the 2.20 at Lingfield. Tony Paley, who's manning our racing desk today, reckons it'll win at a short price.

• We'll have football news from the England, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland press conferences ahead of their respective matches against Slovenia, Cyprus and Macedonia.

• Tennis: fresh from antagonising the Williams sisters at the US Open, Andy Murray plays Chile's Paul Capdeville in the second round some time after 7.30pm BST. The pair are second on the order of play at the Arthur Ashe Stadium after Serena Williams v Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in the third round of the women's singles.

11.05am: In case you haven't listened to it yet, here's the episode of our Football Weekly Extra podcast, which was recorded yesterday and hosted by James Richardson, as ever. Pod highlights: excitable Brazilian Fernando Duarte previews this weekend's World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina, John Ashdown explains the origins of Cambridge United mascot Marvin The Moose and I make even more of a fool of myself than usual by getting Michael Turner and Andy Dawson mixed up, only for nobody to notice. D'oh! [BG]

11.20am: Here is the first of an interesting three-part feature counting down Kieren Fallon's return to the saddle this afternoon. Once you've watched this fascinating insight into the day to day life of the diminutive Clareman, here are parts two and three. To follow Fallon's progress throughout this afternoon, stay tuned to Talking Horses, where Greg Wood will be filing regular dispatches from Lingfield throughout the afternoon. [BG]

1.15pm: As promised, here's Rob Smyth's latest opus, The Joy of Six: great volleys. From Zizou's zenith to a Krankl cracker, Rob recalls some of football's finest strikes. [BG]

1.25pm: This just in: Fifa say they have received no complaint so far about Manchester United's signing of 16-year-old French midfielder Paul Pogba last month.

French club Le Havre have said they will ask Fifa to investigate, claiming the teenager had agreed to join them, raising fears United could suffer the same punishment as Chelsea who have been banned from signing any new players until January 2011 for inducing Gael Kakuta to break his contract. Football's world governing body said today they have yet to receive a complaint.

A Fifa spokesman said: "There has been no receipt of any complaint by Le Havre regarding this player as of today." [BG]

1.35pm: Rare Malt, Kieren Fallon's mount in his first competitive outing since October 2007 is currently trading at even-money in the 2.20pm at Lingfield. [BG]

Good news for Middlesbrough fans, bad news for Al-Sadd fans: Middlesbrough have finally succeeded in offloading Afonso Alves after the big-boned Brazilian agreed a deal to join Al-Sadd of Qatar for a fee believed to be in the region of £6m. [BG]

2.25pm:Kieren Fallon's comeback race doesn't end with a fairytale victory. Not only did he not win, he was beaten by a girl. Hayley Turner was first past the post in the 2.20pm at Lingfield on board 20-1 shot Mr Mahoganeigh, with Fallon second on Rare Malt (13-8) and Gifted Apakay (20-1), the mount of Tom Queally, in third place. [BG]

2.42pm: With rugby union now officially a discredited sport, some of you may consider taking a greater interest in the other oval-ball shaped sport that defines this fine nation. I am of course speaking about rugby league. The Guardian's expert on the sport, Andy Wilson, has just put up his latest, must-read blog on the subject. Read it hereSN